Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-12-09
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S., 900, 100 next year for system OF sewerage.
case OF leprosy Just arrived from Homo
lulu, has been discovered at Port Townsend,
Washington territory.
A college is being built az Los Angeles Cal,
which will be when completed the next largest
female seminary in the stale.
bridge is to he built at once across the
Columbia river from the Oregon side to La
Camas, Washington territory.
Not since the season OF 1880 has whaling in
the Arte ocean been AS profitable as it is this
year Whales are plentiful and easy to CAP
ture.
Buffalo Bnps Wild west show In London viii
be- succeeded by an Italian exhibition, the
chief feature OF which is an imitation OF the
great colosseum.
During the months OF September aud Octo-
Der 1866 Cinnamon who had become wealthy
in New York city, sailed from that port for
their native land never to return.
The depredatons OF Indians near lloinrook,
Arizona, have been mauy that the settlers
have resolved To commence a war OF exteimi-
nation II the redskins do not keep inside the
reservation.
4 blacksmith at Lewiston, Me, makes con-
siderable pin money by manufacturing iron
and steel rings aud selling hem as a sure cure
for rheumatism. lie warrants them to cure
and gets % cents piece.
The first crop OF tobacco ever raised in En-
gland was harvested this season. The cult
vstor does not receive much encouragement,
however for the English government insists
upon HIM paying duty, as If the tobacco were
imported.
The new dancing slippers have Louis XVI
heels, with stitching round them. The hand
soonest ones are merely foxed with Kid or
leather the vsmps or quarters being OF satin
to match the dress. The bronze foxing IS
especially rich.
Recently a leather firm at Boston sold one
thousand feet OF grain leather AT l0t4 cents
per foot Not long after the bill was return
Ell 10 them, with demand for ? cents de-
duction for one-quarter foot short mearsure.
They allowed it
CONTRARY to the general suppostion there
are no areas OF frozen swamps 10 be found IN
the country adjacent to ALASKA. \ surveying
party employed by the government Of Canada
discovered "A great deal of grassy country
along the branches OF the Yukon river.
After all, the Chinese are as honorable
any people on the globe. Recently the
government Of that backward empire returned
to the United States a portion Of the Rock
Springs indemnity 50 misery appropriated bg
congress- as it was found In the final distrbu-
ton that some OF the ella ms were duplicated.
George Goodwin, while riding along in the
mountains near Wetmoge Col, herdiug stock
and playing a French horn, SAW coming
toward him coyote. lie quickly dismount-
ed, still playing the horn, and procured club.
The wolf seemed unconscious OF the danger,
aud allowed him TO come 50 close that he kill
ed IL with the club
IN its Efforts TO find the true boundary line
between itself and Massachusetts, New
llamish.rc sent 10 tie record Office IN London
aud procured fac SMILES OF the orders Of the
king iu council aud OF The old maps and sur
veys. These latter were compared with the
recent surveys OF United States engineer,
and the two v ere found to he almost Identical.
Two Corean env vs. were sent with con
CALCULATIONS and presents 10 the emperor OF
China on the occasion OF his recent birthday.
Many Of these presents were returned TO them,
the Chinese custom forhidding the acceptance
% all the presents offered, and the ENJOYS,
when they went back, left these behind TO be
given over again the next time presents bave
TO be made 10 the emperor
Recently an order was received In the com
posiug-room If Boston publication that
Christian names were 10 be invariably ind cat
cd by initials, the name IN no instance to be
printed in fun The next issue contained
mention Of G.. Cleveland, G.. Washington, and
so on. II Is said that the order was revoked
when the editor found Don Gu Vote's squire
h.urIng on a proof sheet =. Pdnia. "
4 Maine sailor PLAYED mean trick on a
shark one day not long ago. The tiger Of the
sea had been following the boat for several
days aud xlsting on the garbage thrown over.
board ana the sailor decided to have some
fun with him. He took large piece Of lime
and threw 1t at the fish, which greedy gulp-
ed It down The lime at once began TO slake
and the shark after thrashing about in ter
riblc agony for few minutes, turned over
and died.
Comptroller John J. Knox has received
from friend an interesting relic In the shay c
Of protested note Of Robert Morris, the hnan-
cisl hacker 81 the union in its war for inde-
pendence. Pasted TO the note Of protest IS
the or ginsl note for 81 OD1 The signature is
10 bold baud. The date is 1898. IL is well
known that Mr. Morris, after raising 81, 400,
900 on his credit for the Revolutionary army.
and declining the treasury portfolio 10 favor
OF Alexander Hamilton, met With reyerses and
dled a poor man.